| 释义 |
●jump in/be thrown in at the ˈdeep end (informal) try to do sth difficult without help when you are not prepared or know very little about it （使）陷入未曾料到的无助的困境；（由于无准备或了解甚少而）一筹莫展◆On the first day of her new teaching job, she was thrown in at the deep end and was told to teach the most badly-behaved class.
她没想到教书的第一天就遇上了大难题 － 被安排教最调皮的班级。◆I didn’t know anything about business when I started. I just had to jump in at the deep end.
一开始我对做生意一窍不通，只能硬着头皮上了。 NOTE This phrase refers to the deep end of a swimming pool, where it is too deep to stand. 这个短语原指游泳池的深水区，那里水很深，人无法站立。 |